


REPORT 



OF THE 



BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, 



STATE OF KANSAS, 



1895-'96 



TOPEKA. 

THE KANSAS STATE PRINTING COMPANY; 

J. K. HuBSON, State Printer. 



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KEPOUT OF THE HOARD OF PFHLIC WORKS. 



Topeka, Kas„ January 1, 1897. 
To E. v. MorriJI, (ionrnor of Kansas: 

Sir- -Wo have (he honor to transmit herewith our report as lioard 
of Public AVorks of the state of Kansas. 

The Board assumed its duties April 1, 1895. There fell to our 
eharj^e: AA'ork under construction, an unsettled contract for steam 
lunitingand plumbing at Osawatomie, with James Foley; also, unfin- 
ished contract for the physics and electrical engineering building, at 
the State Ihiiversity; also, contract with J. W. Berry, to finish a 
cottage at the Industrial School for (jirls, at Beloit, that had been 
awarded by our ])redecessors; an appropriation to furnish water, 
and electric-light plants, laundry, hospital, steam heat, and plumbing, 
for all of the buildings at said school ; an appropriation for additional 
buildings, steam heating, plumbing, water and electric-light plants, 
at the Soldiers' Orphans' Home, at Atchison. 

On September 8, occurred a storm at Emporia, which partially 
destroyed the ''Albert Taylor Hall,'' built the year before, and con- 
ceiving it our duty to attend to the matter, we at once assembled on 
the premises and discussed measures which resulted in the proper 
and speedy repair and betterment of the same. 

The detailed acts of the Board, regarding all of the above enumer- 
ated items, appear in the statements herewith attached: 

April t, 1895, contract of James Foley called for balance of $970 20 

May 2, 1895, Board inspected and received the work as complete, and 

paid said Foley the amount in the treasury 890 49 

Balance yet remaining $88 71 

Allowed also, extras, the sum of S2 51 

Amount standing unpaid for lack of funds $121 22 

Also, in connection with same contract, was allowed unpaid balance 
to Thos. lleery, for services as superintendent over same, amount- 
ing to 110 00 

Also, allowed Henry Bennett, extra for doors furnished, not belong- 
ing 10 his contract for building 72 00 

Showing deficiency of available funds of $303 22 



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Tlie isaiiie having been previously contracted for by our predeces- 
sors, all we did was to adjust and pay off, as far as the amount left 
us to do with, and recommend the deficiency to the next legislature 
as vtilid and just amounts due. 

April I, 1895, unfinished contract of C. H. HoUcraft, for erection of 
the physics and electrical engineering building at the univer- 
sity, the unexpended amount in treasury of $6,284 44 

On inspection of the contract and payments made up to May 2, 1895, 

to C. H. Hollcraft and the superintendents 810 00 

Showing" balance then in hands of the Board of $5,474 44 

The Board made to C. H. Hollcraft several vouchers covering the 
same, with the agree^ment that said vouchers or certificates be held 
by The auditor of state to be released to Hollcraft only by the action 
of the Board when estimates upon contracts should be made, to the 
end that the interests of the state, the material men, and sub-con- 
tractors might be better subserved. 

There was in addition to the above amount: 

An appropriation allowed by the regents of the university to apply 

on the finishing of said building of the sum of $422 00 

April 10, 1895, upon which they have paid 2f.8 00 

Leaving a balance yet in their hands of $154 CD 

Again, at the meeting of May 15, 1895, wherein the above men- 
tioned agreement was entered into, it was found that: 

The amount of deficiency to pay out his contract was $314 28 

And, also, August 7, 1895, the amount of extras ordered by the 

former board -^14 50 

Ana 108 03 

Total amount due Hollcraft $7:36 81 

By the regents paying over the above 154 00 

Will leave a deficiency due Hollcraft of $582 81 

Unexpended balance of appropriation for the erection, plumbing, 
and equipping cottage. Industrial School for Girls, Beloit, Kas. : 

April 2, 1895 $9,885 33 

Paid out as follows: 

To contractor for building $6.59G 90 

To contractor, heating and plumbing 1,650 00 

To contractor, furniture 916 34 

Architect, superintendents and assistant 567 14 

Incidentals 154 45 

Reverted to state 50 

Total $9,385 33 



Expenditure of a})pr()i)iiati()ii, chajitcM- 1."), Laws of lcS<)5, foi- Indus- 
trial School for Girls, at IJeloit, Kas. : 

For the erection of boiler house, electric-light plant, laundry, heat- 
ing, lighting, plumbing and equipping the same $10,0C0 00 

For erection of hospital and heating, lighting and plumbing the 

same 3,(.)00 00 

For water plant, electric motor and well 5,003 00 

Total appropriation $18,000 00 

Paid out as follows; 

To contractor for boiler house $3,874 50 

To contractor for hospital 1,642 00 

To contractor for water tower, tank, and tunnel 3,208 00 

To contractor for power, heat, and plumbing 6,198 76 

To contractor for electric-light plant and fixtures.... 2,074 73 

To state architect and superintendents 493 02 

For surveying and grading 228 40 

Incidentals 278 46 

Reverting to state 2 13 

Total $18,000 no 

Appropriation for buildinj>. etc., Soldiers' Orphans' Home, Atchi- 
son, Kas.: 

Appropriation No 1, for building three cottages $25,500 00 

Appropriation No. 2, for building domestic building 27,090 00 

Appropriation No. 3, for building boiler house, laundry and com- 
pletion of plants for heating, lighting, water supply and sewer- 
age 30,000 00 

Appropriation No. 4, for building east wing to main building and 

equipping same 8,000 00 

Appropriation No. 5, building work shop and tool house 1,000 00 

Appropriation No. 6, building ice house SOO 00 

Total $91,800 00 

Disbursed as follows: 

To contractors for buildings $61,123 66 

To contractors for power, heat and plumbing 13,563 18 

To contractors for electric-light plant and fixtures 5,034 30 

To contractors for wells and cistern 1,975 38 

To contractors for furniture 3, 4.11 77 

For incidentals, grading, etc 1,933 07 

For state architect, superintendents, and assistants 4,526 26 

Balance in state treasury December 31, 1896 212 38 

Total $91,800 00 



Copy of Report of Storm Damages at Emporia, submitted to the Board by the 
President as Special Committee. 

On Monday, September 9, 1895, while at the Soldiers' Orphans' Home, at 
Atchison, Kas., I was in the afternoon shown a Kansas City morning paper, 
ccDtaining the news of a destructive storm, having demolished the normal 
school building called the "A. R. Taylor Hall," at Emporia, Kas. I at once 
went to the city of Atchison and wired the Board of Public Works and the 
state architect to join me at the midnight train at Topeka, to proceed to Em- 
poria. At Topeka 1 was met by Mr. Heery and Architect Holland, the lim- 
ited time not having permitted Mr. Miller to be on hand. 

Train service for the night having been abandoned to Emporia on account 
of track damages we were delayed until the following morning. Upon arrival 
at Emporia, on the afternoon of Tuesday, the 10th, we viewed the damages 
and went in session with the board of regents, and there formulated the 
mode of procedure. I had made approximate figures to restore the hall from 
roof to the floor of the same to be about $2,205. Separate from me, MessT-s. 
Heery and Holland had made figures, including plastering below that, at 
$2,320.17. 

The regents had been informed by local parties (a supposed authority on 
building) that the cost would be from $10,000 to $15,000, consequently they 
felt relieved at our report. 

Neither board having any money for such a contingency, we proposed 
that the regents make a loan of $3,000 upon notes, with signatures of a few 
of the local citizens, covering the time to elapse until the legislature could 
make provisions at the next session to reimburse the amount. The regents 
finally arranged to pay from their incidental fund, and we were empowered 
to proceed Avith the repairs. We had put the amount to borrow at $3,000 in 
order to cover hasty expense and obstacles that might come up which the eye 
could not see. 

Wednesday following, being the day set for a m-eeting to open bids at 
BeloJt, it "vvas agreed that I would remain at Emporia and forward the repairs; 
the Board holding their meeting in Beloit without me. 

Early Wednesday morning I had the tin work contracted for, the brick 
and carpenter work all arranged for by noon. In the afternoon I had an in- 
terview with plasterers and had arranged for correspondence to follow up 
other matters, by President Taylor, for the iron ceiling and destroyed seats; 
everything thus having been done that day necessary to promptly has^-en 
a completion of the work. 

1 also discovered that afternoon that some betterments must follov; not 
only in this repair work but over the whole of the upper portion of the build- 
ing that the storm had not damaged, or the whole roof might go off in a 
future storm; for these reinforcements. I fully made the carpenters sketches 
with written instructions. 

At intervals thereafter the building has been visited by members of this 
Board and State Architect Holland, the latter approving all of the measures 
I had adopted in the premises, and also adding some things himself. 

On October 23, the Board made its last visit there to settle up with the 
various contractors and material men, by approval of their accounts. 

The building was then in use by the school, and had been for several days. 



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The bellerments were made as follows, from figures and measurempnt? 

by me, to wit: 

Expenditures for betterments and repairs, on account of storm, of the 

State Normal School. Emporia, Kas. : 

Betterments, viz.: 

Paid for lumber $7!^ 15 

Blacksmithing, otc 95 11 

Work on wood and iron 200 00 

Extra brand of tin and paper under the same 87 00 

Painting hall instead of calsomining same 142 50 

Actual betterments $602 76 

Paid out for repairs and betterments, as follows: 

Frank McLain. plastering $206 66 

W. L. Henderson, painting 285 00 

Haynes Bros., hardware 19 54 

Geo. C. Jones, ventilator 28 00 

W. H. La Bagg, electrical 57 85 

J. L. W. Bell, rent of tools 1 00 

Haynes Bros., hardware 5 75 

J. L. Schrai!le, rent of jack screws 1 03 

W. G. Perry, blacksmith 8 25 

Geo. C. Jones, tin roofing 466 32 

Jos. C. Jones, foundry 11 60 

F. H. Bowers, plush 2 00 

Pier & Haughton, carpenters, and labor 188 42 

For forgings 61 61 

Emporia Lumber Company 32 90 

McCutcbeon & Sons, extra brickwork 75 00 

Incidentals at school 67 26 

McGriff & Co., tin work 95 55 

McCutcheon & Son, brick work 280 00 

Arthur Lee, electrical supplies • 8 23 

For coping stone 63 70 

H. J. Bower Hardware Company 28 77 

Bergh, iron ceiling 365 00 

W. P. .James, superintendent 35 00 

W. G. Perry, blacksmithing 21 90 

Emporia Lumber Company, for lumber 171 71 

Morgan & Firth, blacksmithing 12 10 

Pier & Haughton, carpenter and labor 212 20 

J. C. Holland, state architect 15 03 

For papering room 30 00 

W. L. Henderson, painting, etc 19 15 

Emporia Lumber Company 10 21 

Seats and r^paii s on same 335 58 

Total $3,217 23 

Supplemental report on storm damages, Emporia Normal: 
Amount paid sundry persons and firms, viz.: 

Geo. C. Jones, repairs boiler house and roof $87 34 

W. L. Henderson, glass and sundries 12 6.") 

Pier »?: Houghton, repairs to seats 5 65 



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Miscellaneous items paid by board of regents $110 26 

Haj'nes & Bros., hardware, paid through Emporia office 2 30 

Freight on chair repairs 1 85 

Pier & Houghton, reinforcing cornice 12 50 

J. C. Holland, mileage 4 50 

Total $237 05 

Amount carried from preceding page 3,217 23 

Total payments $3,454 28 

Observe: The original report of damages to the new building, includ- 
ing betterments, is per preceding page $3,217 23 

From which deduct the betterments (same page) 602 76 

Showing the amount to restoring damages to be $2,614 47 

Now of this supplemental report there belongs to damage 

account. Pier & Houghton's bill $5 65 

Pier & Houghton's bill 12 50 

Freight on chair repairs 1 85 

Total 20 00 

Thus showing a total restoration of damages new hall $2,634 47 

Bring down betterments above noted 602 76 

Deducting from supplemental report the items amounting to $20, 
shown above, leaves thus the amount to go against repairs to 
boiler house, an old building not known of by us at the time we 
took up the matter of the A. R. Taylor Hall of 217 05 

Total $3,454 28 

JOHN SEATON, President. 
March 19, 1896. 



There was an unexpended balance in the state treasury of appro- 
priation, known as '"State-house repair fund," April 1, 1895, amount- 
ino- to 1772.45. 

Out of which there has been paid by this Board in 36 different 

vouchers, for miscellaneous items, the amount of $687 55 

Leaving in the treasury December 31, 1896 84 90 

Total $772 45 

All of wlilcli is respectfully submitted. 

JOHN SEATON, President, 
SOL. MILLER, Secretary, 
MICHAEL HEERY, Treasurer, 
State l^oard of Public Works. 



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